On this week's episode we spoke to Anatolii Liaskalo, born in Dnipro, Ukraine, and began dancing at the age of four at a local folk dance school. As a folk dancer, he performed regularly and, at 18, began studying jazz techniques. At 23, he joined the Theatre and School of Contemporary Dance POTOKI, led by Elena Budnitskaia, where he danced for three years. A graduate of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in psychology, Anatolii’s interest in the connection between body, movement, and mind led him to complete programs in Dance and Body-Oriented Psychotherapy.
Since 2010, he has worked as a freelance dancer and teacher across numerous Dnipro dance schools. In the 2012–2013 season, he performed with Borodystky Dennis Dance Company and participated in Contact Improvisation festivals in Finland, Spain, Italy, and Kyiv. He also performed in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia (2010, 2014), and in 2015 worked with Dubai TV in Lebanon.
Anatolii has choreographed and performed original works including Chasing the Rainbow, The 6th Day, Purgatorium, the short film Nagini, and Empathy (Ukraine, 2018–2021).
After relocating to Ireland in 2022, he held a residency at Dance Ireland and participated in D2C Lab 2023. He also appeared in Fiona Quilligan’s film for the Crystal Cloud project and performed in Crystal Cloud in Dublin in November 2024.
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